March Stackaholic Challenge

It has been awhile, but I decided to give the DCWV Monthly Stackaholic Challenge and another go. I really liked the sketched and had no problem finding pictures to work with.

I used paper from the Snapshot Stack and it went together very quickly. I really like how it turned out.

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Found the best sign for my scrap room at Craft Warehouse and Hubby hung it tonight.

Pink Hippo Diaper Cake

A great gal I work with is having a a baby girl any day now, so we threw her a baby shower lunch and I made another diaper cake. This time it was pinks with a touch of orange and a cute hippo topper. This is a pretty streamline and simple cake, but suits the new mama just fine,

February DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge

I decided to participate in another fun stack-a-holic template challenge from DCWV Diary. I really loved this sketch and think I love my page more than anything I have done in awhile. The hexagons are so fun and the color combo makes me smile.

I also tried out misting ink for the first time and like it, but I think I need to practice a little more.

 I used some really fun papers from the DCWV Snapshot Stack for both my layout and card.

The card was fun fast and easy and will definitely be a template I use again.

Pink Bunny Diaper Cake

Last spring I made this super cute Monkey Themed Diaper Cake for my brother and sister-in-law when I flew out to New York for their baby shower.

I recently made this very girly and pink bunny diaper cake for a friend who is expecting their second daughter any day now. (I am stalking Facebook for updates and I write this.)

I was really happy with how this turned out. So cute, so pink, so girly.

I used soft pink flannel to band the bottom and middle tiers and decorated them with a feather clip and pink bows I found at my local Craft Warehouse.

I topped the cake with a cute and super soft pink bunny rattle I picked up when a local baby store closed and  tied it with some pink "It's a Girl" ribbon I had in my stash.

I have pictures somewhere of a really cute baby boy Winnie-the-Pooh cake somewhere, too. I hope to find those and make a tutorial on how I make my diaper cakes.

Thanks for looking!

January DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge

Thanks to a 4 day weekend from holidays and uncharacteristically good kiddos, I managed to finish not only a layout, but also a card in one day for the January Stack-a-holic Challenge from DCWV Diary. I used paper from the Gilded Orchard Stack that I won from DCWV and Create: blog.

Here is my interpretation of the layout sketch from Liz Chidester aka The Scrappiest.

  

 And here my card interpretation of the sketch from Got Sketch?.

 

It was fun to use one of my new stacks and a few other new stash things like my glitter tape. Gilded Orchard is a beautiful stacK and this was a fun challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Create to Win ~ Altered Frame

I got motivated to be crafty by the chance to win an awesome prize from Create and Studio Calico. This challenge involved a project using Studio Calico products, which I have been wanting to try. I decided to make a frame using some papers from the Abroad collection for one of my favorite photos of dear Hubby and me before we were married. We traveled to Ireland with a group of friends for the wedding of Shane and Lila, 2 people we adore. The trip was amazing, once in a lifetime, with that many people who are our friend-family.

My frame turned out great (in my opinion) and I have the perfect spot on the night stand for it so I can see it everyday.

The challenge called for a video, but I am not sure how to do that well, so I took pictures.

Paper: Studio Calico Abroad (Departure, First Class, Destination); Stickers: Studio Calico Hearts & Arrows, Darling Dear Letter Set and Take Note Flair Badges; Wood Veneers: Studio Calico Classic Calico Hearts & Arrows and Abroad Cameras; Gems: Studio Calico Darling Dear Opaque Gems; Tag: Studio Calico Heyday Ephemera Pack

Again, I am super happy with the way it turned out and I am now a definite fan of Studio Calico. Fingers crossed that I win the awesome prize pack.